Sir Derek Lardelli
Tā moko artist; Professor at Toihoukura, EIT · Gisborne (Tairāwhiti), Aotearoa New Zealand
- Style
- Tā moko
- Regions served
- Aotearoa (New Zealand)
About Lardelli’s work
Tā moko artist, painter, carver and composer who affiliates to Ngāti Porou and Rongowhakaata. He is a professor at Toihoukura, EIT's school of Māori visual arts in Gisborne, and chairs the Te Uhi a Mataora tā moko arts collective. He received an Arts Foundation Laureate Award in 2004, was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2008 for services to Māori arts, in particular tā moko, and was knighted in 2020. He composed the All Blacks' Kapa o Pango haka (2005).
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Motifs documented in Aotearoa · Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata work
These symbols are recorded in the Aotearoa · Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata design vocabulary in our sourced motif library. They are not a claim about Lardelli’s personal repertoire — each entry links to its own cited meaning.
Frequently asked about Sir Derek Lardelli
Where is Sir Derek Lardelli based?+
Sir Derek Lardelli is recorded as working from Gisborne (Tairāwhiti), Aotearoa New Zealand (Aotearoa (New Zealand)).
What style of Polynesian tattooing does Sir Derek Lardelli practise?+
Sir Derek Lardelli is listed as a tā moko artist; professor at toihoukura, eit working in tā moko, within the Aotearoa · Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata tradition.
Is Sir Derek Lardelli a traditional or contemporary practitioner?+
Sir Derek Lardelli is listed as a contemporary practitioner, working with modern machine or mixed methods informed by Aotearoa · Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata design conventions.
What sources support this profile?+
This profile cites 3 public references: Wikipedia — Derek Lardelli; EIT — Professor Sir Derek Lardelli staff profile; Arts Foundation — Laureate 2004 (tā moko).
How can I contact Sir Derek Lardelli?+
Publicly listed channels: lardelliarts.com. PolyTribal does not book appointments or act as an agent.
Sources & citations
Each statement on this profile is written to match the public sources below. Follow the links to check the details on Lardelli for yourself.
- Wikipedia — Derek Lardelli ↗en.wikipedia.org
- EIT — Professor Sir Derek Lardelli staff profile ↗eit.ac.nz
- Arts Foundation — Laureate 2004 (tā moko) ↗thearts.co.nz
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